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A quick + spicy good time! 🥵

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: romantic suspense 
𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Devil of Dublin, book 2 
𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬: Me and the Devil by Soap & Skin 
𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟒/𝟓⭐️

The Devil Himself 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 be read after Devil of Dublin, and trust me when I say, you won’t be sorry to have read it. This series handles very dark topics and situations, so please look into the trigger warnings before picking these up.

This story follows Clover, a dreamer seeking comfort from the horrors of real life through a collection of Irish folklore. Her world is forever changed after her town is bombed by the Russian Bratva seeking revenge on the United Irish Brotherhood. As she fights to escape the madness, she winds up saving a Russian Naval Officer in the process. The intense connection she feels to this man shouldn’t make sense, but there just may be a reason he doesn’t feel like such a stranger after all. 

“𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇*𝒙𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈.” 

BB Easton’s masterful storytelling while handling such intense topics is awe inspiring. The story has such darkness and chaos surrounding the characters, but their love is the focal point. A beacon of light shining through. 

It was so easy to fall right into the story as we journeyed with these characters on their fight to survive with only each other to rely on. Unlikely allies, turned to star crossed lovers with an underlying tie in we learn along the way. The imagery of Easton’s writing set the tone of the atmosphere perfectly. I also enjoyed the folkloric magic woven in. It added an extra layer of goodness for me. I didn’t want to stop reading because the stakes were so high in this one and I needed to know what was going to happen next!

If you’re looking for a book or series to grab you from page one, look no further than the Devil of Dublin series. Thank me later, 𝓍ℴ

✨𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔✨ 
mafia
Irish folklore 
forced proximity 
enemies to lovers 
touch her & die 

**𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙋𝙍 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙♡

While I appreciated all the different types of representation in this book, I didn’t necessarily like the choices that the main character made when it came to her family. 

Overall, a pretty good witchy YA read for those looking for something out of the usual when it comes to the genre.

This cowboy romance is so good, you’ll be screaming out yeehaw before it ends 🤭🤠

4.5 (save a horse) stars

“𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒘𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒘𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒅.”

After inheriting her estranged father’s cattle ranch upon his passing, Mollie is surprised to learn the stipulation in his will states that she must live on the ranch & actively run it for a whole year in order to claim her inheritance.

Cash is the broody and misunderstood ranch hand that grew up on Lucky Ranch, and was promised it would be his by the ranch’s previous owner, his mentor & father figure, Garrett. Due to the legalities, Cash is less than enthused as he’s forced to work side by side with Mollie, the city girl that knows nothing about running the ranch. Are they able to set aside their animosity long enough to work together, or will the simmering tension burn into something more?

This book was such a joy to read. Mollie is such a strong and independent character that didn’t let the strain of her new circumstances stand in her way of learning about life of the ranch. I loved getting to see Cash slowly let his guard down with Mollie and showing his big heart that cares so deeply.

The chemistry between Cash & Mollie was evident early on and that fueled the misconstrued hate they shared into a sizzling attraction. The banter and riffs between the two were so good that it was easy to get lost in the story. I was turning those pages long into the night! Another thing I really appreciated was the open communication among these characters. It was so refreshing to see in a romance. Plus the mouth on this man?!? I just— 🥵🫠😮‍💨 yeah, you’re going to want to pick this book up immediately! Thank me later💋

✨𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀✨
cowboy x city girl
small town
forced proximity
grumpy x sunshine
hate to love
slow burn

**𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙋𝙍 & 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙞𝙣' 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 ♡

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: romantic suspense
𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬: those eyes by new west
𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟒/𝟓⭐️

Delicate Escape is book 𝟐 in the 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 series following Shepherd & Thea, an unlikely pair at first glance, but fit together effortlessly.

Thea is the elusive new girl in town that keeps to herself at the risk of her past catching up to her. Shep is the golden boy with a successful construction business & is always willing to help those in need. When Thea has a water leak in her home, Shep offers to fix the problem and just might be the one to allow her to open up & heal in the process.

“𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆. 𝑰 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅.”

That quote perfectly encapsulates the pure soul that Shep is. He is so gentle and patient with Thea, understanding that she has past traumas, yet refuses to let her go through the dark alone. He is truly an acts of service King😍

Thea is guarded, for good reason. In book one we see her character as a bit standoffish, but we learn about her past from the Prologue in this book and I was hooked right away. Thea is such a strong and independent woman, but seeing her slowly let her guard down with Shep was such a beautiful sight to see. Their slow to start of a friendship flourishing into something more was easy and made so much sense. I adored their relationship & the chemistry was sizzlin’ good!

I said it last time and I’ll say it again, Catherine’s romantic suspense plot lines are 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗥. She keeps you guessing and still surprises you in the end. You’re going to 𝐄𝐀𝐓 her books uppp!!

🛠️golden retriever x black cat
🛠️ forced proximity
🛠️he falls first & harder
🛠️ touch her & 💀
🛠️small town

**I was kindly gifted the arc by Catherine and her team. All thoughts are my own♡